invest’11, the meeting point for independent asset managers in the Suisse Romande area
The fourth edition of the invest forum has closed its doors on the 22nd of September. This major event in Geneva’s financial agenda has encountered an unprecedented success with the presence of over 1500 asset management professionals among which a majority of independent asset managers.
Alexandre Bonnard, chairman of the invest’11 organizational committee said : « The industry will encounter many legislative and regulatory changes in the months ahead. The message sent by the FINMA and KPMG’s experts is clear : in order to cope with them, independent asset managers will need additional training and information. As Patrick Dorner, Head of the Swiss Association of Asset managers (ASG), mentioned the invest forum in this context is an essential and unifying event for the industry».
Beyond being a mere meeting point for the providers of services and products on the one hand and asset managers on the other hand, invest’11 has offered a complete programm of conferences, panel discussions and social events. Spanning from strategic asset allocation presentations with Patrick Artus and Andrea Höfert to the challenges of social networking. From the address of Christoph Blocher to the report of the Federal police on money laundering and the conference of John Armitage, manager of Egerton Capital, invest offered a very diversified programme completed by over 25 conferences and panels. On the entertainment side, the Rudra-Béjart school overwhelmed the audience with a tantalizing performance.
european investor relations sa, the event organizer and a communication specialist leader in the organization of financial events is pleased to announce that the fifth edition, invest’12, will take place October 11 and 12, 2012 at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices.
We thank you you for participating to invest’11 and look forward to seeing you again next year.
The invest team
Powerpoint presentations :
Carmignac, Eric Le Coz, directeur général adjoint et membre du comité d’investissement : “investir sur les marchés émergents : les multiples opportunités d’une gestion flexible“
CMB, Werner Peyer, administrateur délégué : “Monaco, un booking center et des services pour les gérants de fortunes indépendants“
E-MERGING, Thomas Clément, agence NoSite : “Réseaux sociaux : Mode ou révolution?“
FINMA, Prof. Jean-Baptiste Zufferey, membre du conseil d’administration : “une réglementation pour les gérants indépendants : oui mais à certaines conditions“
KPMG, Yvan Mermod, associé et Jean-Luc Epars, associé : “quo vadis gérant indépendant?“
Natixis, Patrick Artus, directeur de la recherche et des études : “la bonne santé des entreprises peut-elle se maintenir?“
Nomura, Sandy Rattray, chief investment officer et Andre Rzym, head of fixed income, Man Systematic Strategies : “alternative investments : trends in strategies and structures“
Pictet & Cie, Habib Nasrallah, senior product manager, Pictet Funds : “avantages des fonds indiciels Pictet par rapport aux ETF“
table ronde : “rapatrier ses fonds de placement en Europe? oui mais sous quelle juridiction?” Suisse et Luxembourg : Nicola Lafranchi, Cornèr Banca; Gibraltar : John Bensadon, Lombard Odier; Malte : Rutger van der Kroon, TMF Group
